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Use a local SQLite3 backend instead of PostgreSQL Docker container.

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* The provided SQLite3 database contains the required schemas, but no data and can be reset to if required.
* Remove all references to PostgreSQL in documentation and configuration.
* Replace native sqlite3 command with a console app to remove dependency on SQLite3 installation.
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Simon Dellenbach
2025-11-03 15:09:09 +01:00
parent b61e6a6cc7
commit f1c0021ad3
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Dockerfile
docker-compose.yaml
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# Normally, we would use a multi-stage build, but for simplicity, we are using a single stage here.
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
WORKDIR /src
COPY . .
RUN dotnet restore \
&& dotnet publish -c release -o /app
WORKDIR /app
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "service.dll"]

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* .NET 8.0 / C# * .NET 8.0 / C#
* Minimal ASP.NET Core Web API * Minimal ASP.NET Core Web API
* Entity Framework Core * Entity Framework Core
* PostgreSQL Database (Docker) * SQLite3 Database (simplified for portability)
* HttpClient for downstream REST API calls * HttpClient for downstream REST API calls
* ??? * ???
@@ -49,15 +49,11 @@ sequenceDiagram
**Success Criteria: Verify that the post has been saved with the database with:** **Success Criteria: Verify that the post has been saved with the database with:**
```bash ```bash
$ docker compose exec --env PGPASSWORD=password db psql -h localhost -U user --db mydatabase -c "select * from posts;" $ dotnet run --project show-posts/
id | user_id | title | body | updated_at | Id | UserId | Title | Body | UpdatedAt |
----+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+------------------------ | -- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
1 | 1 | sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit | quia et suscipit +| 1970-01-01 00:00:00+00 | 1 | 1 | sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit | quia et suscipit suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto | 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM +00:00 |
| | | suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum +|
| | | reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam +|
| | | nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto |
(1 row)
``` ```
### Phase 2 ### Phase 2
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## Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting
### Start database manually
Open a terminal at the repo root and execute
```bash
$ docker compose up -d db
[+] Running 3/3
✔ Network dotnet-interview-exercise_default Created 0.0s
✔ Volume "dotnet-interview-exercise_db_data" Created 0.0s
✔ Container dotnet-interview-exercise-db-1 Started 0.1s
```
### Cleanup database ### Cleanup database
In case something went wrong, wipe and rebuild the database In case something went wrong or you want to start over, wipe the database by resetting the SQLite file.
```bash ```bash
$ docker compose down -v git restore service/service.db
[+] Running 3/3
✔ Container dotnet-interview-exercise-db-1 Removed. 0.2s
✔ Network dotnet-interview-exercise_default Removed. 0.2s
✔ Volume dotnet-interview-exercise_db_data Removed. 0.0s
$ docker compose up -d db
[+] Running 3/3
✔ Network dotnet-interview-exercise_default Created 0.0s
✔ Volume "dotnet-interview-exercise_db_data" Created 0.0s
✔ Container dotnet-interview-exercise-db-1 Started 0.1s
``` ```

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services:
service:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: Dockerfile
depends_on:
- db
networks:
- default
ports:
- "8080:8080"
environment:
ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT: Docker
db:
image: postgres:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
networks:
- default
ports:
- "5432:5432" # Also for local development
environment:
POSTGRES_USER: user
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
POSTGRES_DB: mydatabase
volumes:
- db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
- ./dbschemas:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
networks:
default:
driver: bridge
volumes:
db_data:
driver: local

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EndProject EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{8EC462FD-D22E-90A8-E5CE-7E832BA40C5D}" Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{8EC462FD-D22E-90A8-E5CE-7E832BA40C5D}"
ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
docker-compose.yaml = docker-compose.yaml
Dockerfile = Dockerfile
README.md = README.md README.md = README.md
EndProjectSection EndProjectSection
EndProject EndProject
@@ -18,6 +16,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "dbschemas", "dbschemas", "{
dbschemas\02-posts-add-updated.sql = dbschemas\02-posts-add-updated.sql dbschemas\02-posts-add-updated.sql = dbschemas\02-posts-add-updated.sql
EndProjectSection EndProjectSection
EndProject EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "show-posts", "show-posts\show-posts.csproj", "{D73F984F-F3CA-4CFD-AF1A-EDE2D688294C}"
EndProject
Global Global
GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
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{8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU {8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU {8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU {8572A3DF-7A4C-4552-8B30-22D794E703A6}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
{D73F984F-F3CA-4CFD-AF1A-EDE2D688294C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
{D73F984F-F3CA-4CFD-AF1A-EDE2D688294C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
{D73F984F-F3CA-4CFD-AF1A-EDE2D688294C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
{D73F984F-F3CA-4CFD-AF1A-EDE2D688294C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
EndGlobalSection EndGlobalSection
GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
HideSolutionNode = FALSE HideSolutionNode = FALSE

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services.AddSwaggerGen(); services.AddSwaggerGen();
services.AddDbContext<AppDbContext>(optionsBuilder => services.AddDbContext<AppDbContext>(optionsBuilder =>
{ {
// Configure the database connection string. var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("SqliteConnection");
var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("PostgresConnection"); Console.WriteLine($"Setting up SQLite database with {connectionString}");
Console.WriteLine($"Connecting to PostgreSQL database with connection string: {connectionString}"); optionsBuilder.UseSqlite(connectionString);
optionsBuilder.UseNpgsql(connectionString);
}); });
var httpClientBuilder = services.AddHttpClient<JsonPlaceholderClient>(); var httpClientBuilder = services.AddHttpClient<JsonPlaceholderClient>();

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{
"PostgresConnection": "Server=db;Database=mydatabase;User Id=user;Password=password;"
}

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} }
}, },
"AllowedHosts": "*", "AllowedHosts": "*",
"PostgresConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;User Id=user;Password=password;" "SqliteConnection": "Data Source=service.db"
} }

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</PropertyGroup> </PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup> <ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.16" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.24" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.6" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.13" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.6.0" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.13" />
<PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="9.0.4" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.10.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2" /> <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.9.0" />
</ItemGroup> </ItemGroup>
<Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
<Exec Command="docker compose up -d db" />
</Target>
</Project> </Project>

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using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
[Table("posts")]
public class Post
{
[Key]
[Column("id")]
public int Id { get; set; }
[Column("user_id")]
public int UserId { get; set; }
[Column("title")]
[Required]
public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
[Column("body")]
[Required]
public string Body { get; set; } = string.Empty;
[Column("updated_at")]
public DateTimeOffset UpdatedAt { get; set; } = DateTimeOffset.Parse("1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"); // TODO: Remove the default value in Phase 3.
}

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using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
public class PostsDbContext : DbContext
{
protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
{
var currentDir = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
int showPostsIndex = currentDir.IndexOf("show-posts");
if (showPostsIndex > -1)
{
// Running from the bin directory, get the parent of "show-posts".
currentDir = currentDir.Substring(0, showPostsIndex - 1);
}
string repoRoot = currentDir;
optionsBuilder.UseSqlite($"Data Source={repoRoot}/service/service.db;Mode=ReadOnly;");
}
public DbSet<Post> Posts { get; set; }
}

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using table.lib;
using var context = new PostsDbContext();
Table<Post>.Add(context.Posts.ToList()).ToConsole();

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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
<RootNamespace>show_posts</RootNamespace>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.13" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.13" />
<PackageReference Include="table.lib" Version="1.17.0" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>